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Cremation Services

Every day, we hear stories about how people are struggling to find meaningful ways to honor a loved one who has been cremated. Somehow they think that cremation means there can be no remembrance service, or commemorative event – and that’s simply not true. There are three basic cremation service choices:

Simple cremation
This service includes:

Transfer of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home
Arrangement conference with family to obtain information necessary to secure death certificates, cremation permit and assistance in preparing and submitting obituary to newspaper(s) if desired
The cremation of the deceased
Placing the cremated remains in a selected urn
Giving family the urn containing the cremated remains

Merchandise not included

Cremation with Celebration of Life Service

This service includes:

Everything in the Simple Cremation Service above
Assistance in planning and coordinating a public or private Celebration of Life Service
Securing a minister or other person to lead the service
Preparation of a Life Tribute Video DVD to be shown during the service
Assistance in securing musicians or pre-recorded music
Receiving and displaying floral tributes
Greeting and assisting guests
Service direction

Merchandise not included
Viewing not included, but available upon request

Traditional Funeral Service Followed by Cremation
This service includes:

Everything in the Cremation with Celebration of Life service above
Embalming, care and preparation of the deceased for public viewing
Public viewing (Includes Recitation of the Rosary for Catholic families)
Use of the Norwood Cremation Casket (rental)

No other merchandise included

What is a Celebration of Life Service?
A cremation Celebration of Life service simply sets aside time to celebrate the personality and accomplishments of someone you loved. And, it gives comfort and support to those left behind. It can take place prior to the cremation, or afterwards. It can also be part of a scattering ceremony.

THE CREMATION PROCESS

People often ask us, “What happens during the process of cremation?” Without getting into too much detail, here are the basics

The container encasing the human remains is placed in the cremation chamber, where the temperature is raised to approximately 1400 degrees to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit.
After about 2 hours, almost all of the organic matter is consumed by heat or evaporation. What remains, which are essentially bone fragments, are known as cremated remains.
After a cooling period, these are carefully removed from the cremation chamber. Any metal is removed with a magnet and later disposed of in an approved manner.
The cremated remains are then processed into fine particles and are placed in an urn purchased by the family.

The entire cremation process takes approximately three hours. From start to finish, a carefully controlled labeling system ensures correct identification. If you have questions about cremation, the cremation process, or would like to discuss the possibility of preplanning a cremation or Celebration of Life service, please call us at (719) 346-8826.